Videos by ComicBook.com
After a two-day period of streaming unavailability, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is now available to stream on Hulu as of February 2nd, joining both Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes on the platform. Wes Ball’s 2024 sci-fi film is the fourth installment in the Planet of the Apes reboot film series and the first installment in an intended new trilogy. The movie picks up 300 years after War for the Planet of the Apes and centers on a young ape named Noa as he journeys through the world alongside a human named Mae to rescue his clan from a tyrannical leader, challenging his understanding of the past along the way.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Successfully Transitioned the Franchise Beyond the Caesar Trilogy
There’s no doubt that Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes successfully justified the continuation of the Planet of the Apes franchise. Set generations after Caesar, the movie explores how his legacy as a legendary, mythic figure and his teachings have been distorted, with his “Apes! Together! Strong!” philosophy being twisted into a warmongering dogma that sets the stage for fresh philosophical and action-oriented conflicts. The movie isn’t just action-packed and thematic, it is a movie that is rich with world-building and storytelling, depicting hauntingly beautiful, post-apocalyptic landscapes reclaimed by nature and character-driven stories as Noa, Mae, and Raka make their way through a world filled with emerging diverse tribes with distinct, intricate, and culturally specific identities.
